Need to Lose 100 LBS -Robins Thread !

@robin - Sounds like you're on the mend at last. I'm sure that hamburger tasted like heaven.

@susan - What a lovely tribute to your parents! Thank you for reminding me that they were our first teachers and role models and that we owe them, in large part, for the people we have become.

Today, I am thankful for my friends. I have a close circle of girlfriends who have my back as I have theirs. Once of them in particular is the person I call in times of crisis or when I'm having a great day or when I just need a good laugh. She's the person I can say anything to and know that I won't be judged. Have you ever seen the eCard about a friend who if they showed up and you had just murdered someone would ask no questions, but just grab a shovel and help you dig? Yeah, that's her. We've been friends for years and we often joke that we'll be old lady roommates when we go to the home. What a blessing she is in my life.

Goals Update: 3 lbs away from the halfway point. Yay!

Edit: Just realized it's Wednesday, not Tuesday. My wish for today is for a friend. Her granddaughter has leukemia and is about to under go yet another round of chemo. I wish for strength for her and her family, for wisdom to guide the doctors and that she will respond to the treatment and be well.

Laurie, I looked at Meetup.com, but there's not a whole lot around me. Disadvantages of country living!

Robin--That gain sucks...but I'm sure you'll be right back to 206 in no time! Just work on getting healthy!

Happy hump day all!

Wednesday wish - I wish it would warm up here. Ohio is so bitter cold right now I'm not a fan. I also wish that every one has successes this week! I'm having a decent week so far at the gym. Went 3.25 miles last night on the treadmill in about 45 minutes. (Not all running, or walking. It was a mix). It's still better than I had been doing. I just can't seem to get over that hump from 4.5 to 5.0 mph. Practice makes perfect though.

How's everyone looking for December/holidays eating-wise?

@Alupinsk...congrats on being lower than your Driver's license!

@Kelley...did you get that Christmas bonus? Did it make it worth having a bad day on the 9th? I used to get Christmas bonuses, but they got changed. Still very nice, but not just before Christmas :sad: Now I get three a year...February, March and August. I leave for my Disney cruise on the 14th of February, so I'm hoping the bonus is paid the week before (usually is).

@Pyro..."I’m learning to talk to myself instead of listen to myself. When I listen, I hear only negative things, but when I talk to myself, I can make it all positive." This is a paraphrase from Jon Gordon, but he was actually quoting some he heard, but I think it toatally applies.

@Holly...I am appalled by what the teacher said..did you tell the administration at all? I agree with others. Jobs don't last forever and to get him to understand that a diploma will help get future jobs is very important. Good luck!

@Laurie...I calculated everything last night. By next Wednesday, I am only suppose to be at 80% of my max weights, so I did the math and know where I should start tonight. The thing is, I hurt my back on Thanksgiving and hadn't lifted since the Monday before. I think I twisted it while packing/unpacking cars. Oh well, since I haven't lifted in two weeks, it'll be a good place to start. Also, if you love clearing sidewalks, you could come out here. My apartment complex and the neighbor on the corner decided they weren't going to do a section. That section is on the way to where my daughter's bus pick up is. I have to walk on the street (really safe when it's icy out). I called the complex on Monday. Today it still wasn't clear, so I called the city.

@Robin...sorry to see the loss, but like you've commented before...you know how to do it now and you've already proven that you can. Get feeling better and then you can take care of those 10 pounds. It sounds like you have a good game plan.

Christmas gifts. I watch QVC for these and try to mix it up. Between bus drivers, mail delivery, teachers, sunday school etc, a person could go broke, but I want them to know that I think of them and they make my life easier and/or they are important to my kids. This year I found small LED flashlights. They come in camo and other prints so they work for both sexes. I'm always losing flashlights (or my kids are stealing them), so it would be a useful gift to me, hopefully they all think so too.

Wednesday Wish. That I get these darn Christmas letters in the mail by the end of the week. My plan is to go to my Mom's this Friday and get her all set for Christmas (one of my sisters can help me). Then Saturday is my big baking day. Jacob has his saxophone recital on Sunday so I'd like to have those three Christmas items off my to do list by then.

Today I am thankful that we have found a buyer for our Sioux Falls house. We were able to negotiate a price. We also were able to compromise on the items that were found during the inspection. While we are going to have to take out significants amount of money to get out of our mortgage, this signals the fact that we will be able to move on eventually. We will be able to put the money we spent on the house towards debt reduction and savings for a new home. We close on December 23rd, but since they've asked us to rent the home starting Friday, it seems like it is actually going to happen this time (4th time is the charm!!)

Happy Hump Day!

@Nettie~You had a very productive snow day yesterday. I can remember times in upstate NY where the school district would still have school on days there were really dangerous road conditions but then call it off on days because the threat was so big, it was baffling – I always thought it was a waste of a snow day since a limited number were factored into the schedule every year.

@Robin~How great that you were able to eat real food! How about chewing sugar-free gum instead of lozenges? Bailey’s is one of those spirits I stay away from, just not worth the calories/carbs – instead I drink whiskey or wine – I can certainly understand using it for medicinal purposes though, maybe find something you like equally as well that isn’t as calorie heavy?

@Karen~My goal also is to maintain through Christmas, lots of parties coming up. A loss would be great but as long as I don’t gain anything I’ll be happy.

@Holly~I’m sorry for the school situation concerning your son and what a terrible and unsupportive thing his teacher said. :explode: I hope you can convince him to at least get his diploma, he is so close – I’d hate for him to regret that later on, most companies require a high school diploma or GED. I can’t remember, but isn’t he working at an auto repair shop? If so and he likes it, he should consider going to a trade school (after finishing high school of course ) for auto repair – it would open up some doors for him.

@Tracy~Yes, the bonus was nice, I wasn’t sure we were going to get them this year as they’ve frozen salaries in 2014. :frown: It comes in handy as the final payment for my March cruise is due 12/30. Hooray for finding a buyer!

AFM~Work is slowing down again, so I have some relief until auditors arrive in mid-January. I’m glad to have the downtime so I can spend some time on projects around my house and spend more time at the gym. I’m looking forward to session with my trainer tonight.

Exercise Goals:

Sunday~Gym, training session DONE!
Monday~Gym, running drills (Didn’t happen) :mad: :frown:
Tuesday~Rest Day DONE!
Wednesday~Gym, training session
Thursday~Gym, Arc Trainer
Friday~Rest Day
Saturday~Gym, running drills

Wed wish i wish june would hurry up i am going on a cruise to Bermuda and i cannot wait !

I am thankful that i help with the kids at my church on Wednesday nights its kinda crazy at time but i love the kids and i would not trade it for anything !

Robin- Try sucking on chipped ice or no fruit pops, what about frozen fruit?

Cassidy- Try the walking for 5 minutes in the house or outside depending on the weather. You will be amazed at how quickly you can build endurance. You can do this a couple of times a day or start with the commercials about 2 minutes.

Mel- Hope you are able to get home tomorrow.

Tracy- Yea for finding a buyer. Good luck with the lifting, it sounds like you have good plan in place.

Wish- That they get the heat in my building fix correctly this time. It is either to hot or freezing cold. On Monday, there was no heat in the building temps in the 40's (luckily, I was off) Today, was too hot I actually had my windows open to let the heat out and it was in the 30's today. I wish that I can avoid getting sick from the change in temperatures.

I also hope that a quick trip to the car dealer ship will allow the automatic start for my car to work again. I think it is my lack of ability to figure out how to turn on my car by remote start.

12/8 to 14
Sunday- Rest due to weather DONE
Monday-trainer DONE
Tuesday- gym NOT DONE
Wednesday-Rest DONE
Thursday- Rest may hit the gym
Friday- Climbing
Saturday- Gym with trainer



Grading Goals
8th grade unit tests 30/95
7th grade unit test x/32

Thursday truth: I came home from work last night and Brian was already home. He asked what I was thinking for dinner and apologized for not having something started already. (We have an unwritten rule that one nights I get home later than him he starts dinner.) My response was "I don't know. I have something ridiculous like 1000 calories left." Brian then said "Pizza?!!!' I love how we are so in tune with each other. I was thinking pizza all day. I ended up eating 2 slices and 2 garlic knots. (I have a not so secret obsession with garlic. I LOVE it and put it in almost everything I cook with.) I have to say, I have not had pizza since starting MFP at the end of October. It was soooooooo tasty and well worth those calories. I have no regrets about last night's dinner. I woke up this morning looking forward to eating leftovers for lunch today too. :blushing:

Gratitude: I had a great day at work yesterday. One of my boys was a little over-stimulated and I was concerned he would become behavioral. I worked 1:1 with him yesterday to get him under control utilizing behavioral supports and it worked. When we brought the children out to the buses one of the other teachers said to me "I guess we all are in the same place and had one of those days today." I just looked at her and raised an eyebrow. Then exclaimed "We had a great day today! My students were amazing." I am grateful for wonderful students in my class. Especially when the rest of the program had a rough day.

NSV - Yesterday was my chest workout and I was able to do the 16 push ups that Gilad was asking me to do! I am going to stick with the modified push ups for a bit. Once I am able to do them with ease my goal is to attempt non-modified ones. We will see how that one goes. :laugh:

Alupinsk - Sounds like you are doing FANTASTIC at the gym. Stick with it, eventually you will get over that hump. Keep up the great work.

PyroJones- I always keep my measuring tape in the same exact spot. Ironically when it is time to measure I always feel like I am digging through my desk drawer searching for it. Isn't that funny how that happens. You do know once you buy the new ones your other ones will magically show up. I think it is a secret law of life just to mess with us. LOL :laugh:

Tlh - The flashlights are a good idea. I feel bad but in the past I could not afford to get gifts for my mail carrier and sanitation workers. This year I can afford it so I am going to give them each a little something. I felt especially awful the other day when the mail carrier brought some packages to my front door and I had not gotten out there and removed all the slush from the snow rain. He laughed at me and told me not to worry about it when I apologized. Still I felt really bad he had to walk through that to get to my front door. Congrats on your upcoming closing. I hope all goes well

kah - I was actually just discussing the same thing yesterday with my aides. A few years ago when I was doing my student teaching in one of our more wealthy districts something similar happened. The superintendent made the decision to either close the schools or an early dismissal (I don't remember the specifics). Many of the parents in that district were doctors and lawyers. It turned out the storm wasn't bad like predicted. All of the parents flooded his office with complaints. When the next snow storm came and he kept the schools opened. It ended up being a pretty bad and they had to do an early dismissal. I am not 100% sure but I want to say half days don't count in those allotted snow days because technically the children did go to school that day.

Michelle - My dedication is rather easy for me because I enjoy working out. For me it is like a drug I am addicted to. I love the feeling that working out gives me. I have so much more energy, feel stronger and feel like I can conquer the world after a good workout. I suppose I am blessed that I enjoy it so much.

Laurie - The same thing happened to me with the heat in my classroom. There were a few days that it was so hot I had to open the windows, turn on my fans or air conditioning. Thankfully, they fixed that for me right away. I hope that is fixed for you soon as well as the automatic start for your car.

Kaye - UGH about the computer freezing. That has happened to me a few times.

@Lives2Travel~Good cookie plan. A friend of mine does that with dough all the time and just pulls out what she needs, seems to work well for her. Glad your DH came around a little and realizes it is all up to him.

@Nettie~Glad you enjoyed your pizza, I have a love for garlic too – think the garlic knots would have been harder for me to resist.

AFM~Not much to report. Busy morning, had appt with dentist first thing to set my replacement crown. Our administrator showed up to work today with type A influenza, he’s been feeling sick since Monday and finally went to the doc yesterday – we’ve all already been exposed when he handed out bonuses on Tuesday. We’ve had flu vaccines so hope it’s enough to keep us healthy – I don’t get sick so hope it stays that way. My body just wasn’t responding to my workout with my trainer last night. I did fine with the cleans but the prowler at 180# (less than usual) was like trying to push a truck - I can usually run with that weight. :grumble: Not sure what the problem was, I may have just been tired. Hopefully cardio goes better tonight.

Exercise Goals:

Sunday~Gym, training session DONE!
Monday~Gym, running drills (Didn’t happen) :mad: :frown:
Tuesday~Rest Day DONE!
Wednesday~Gym, training session DONE!
Thursday~Gym, Arc Trainer (or running drills)
Friday~Rest Day
Saturday~Gym, running drills

Good Morning everyone. Hope you are all havng a great Thursday morning. Yesterday was fun and terrible at the same time. Spent the whole day with my middle daughter running errands and making christmas goodies to hand out to neighbors, co-workers and friends. We had a lot of fun but with all the tasting my diary was not pretty. I am not sweating it hough. These are the times memories are made of and I wont let anything interfere with that. I am super excited that my oldest daughter is going to come for a large family dinner and gift exchange with her on Sunday. Our relationship has been very strained the last couple of years and I have been trying to give her space to grow up a little bit and realize that you cant live in the mistakes of the past and family is more important then anything. She reached back out to me a couple of months ago and now she is coming to visit. The whole family is very happy to fold her back in with us:bigsmile:

Robin I am so happy to hear you are on the mend. Dont sweat the gain, you will get it right back off and definitley savor the real food again:flowerforyou:
Nettie you and my mom would make a great pair. She has been switching out the hummingbird feeders every morning because they are freezing over night and now has almost a flock of grateful birdies flitting around her yard:laugh:
Pyro I feel your pain on the sinus infection. I get them pretty regularly and they aren't fun. Hope you feel better soon.:flowerforyou:
Holly I cant beleive that teacher. There are so many good teachers and schools out there. I had Some of the same problems with my oldest and the school district she was in. It ended up getting pretty ugly. Hope you can find a way to give him the motivation he needs to finish up.
Tracy congrats on finally finding a buyer for your house. I am sure that is a whole load of stress releif.
Laurie I had to laugh out loud about your car comment. My car has the automatic start as well and I have been trying to get it to work with the freezing temps and just finally figured it out in time for the warm up:laugh:

Today I am grateful for my children. I started my family way to young and gave up a lot of things people do in their late teens and twenties but I have no regrets. My three kids are the center of my universe and my husband and I couldn't be prouder of the adults they have grown into.

Well I have one goodie treat left to finish up and then time to get everything packed into tins to hand out so I wont be tempted anymore:laugh: Have a great day everyone.:flowerforyou: :drinker:

dont give up
set a goal that isnt as hard, but still makes you feel accomplished - like 1lb a week if you were set to try for 2lbs a week
think about how much money you save when you dont eat out or eat less or eat healthy plain meals - a couple chicken breasts and some veggies vs mcdonalds or pizza or a meal at a restaurant - and snacking adds up money fast!